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AstronauTx Hires Michelle Mellion as Chief Medical
Biotech company AstronauTx has appointed Michelle Mellion as its new chief medical officer, bringing her in from previous CMO roles at PepGen and EveryONE Medicines.
Fasting Diet Cuts Gum Disease Inflammation in
A King's College London study of 28 patients found that a cyclical five-day low-calorie fasting diet reduced inflammation markers in both blood and gum tissue over six months — the first research to l
Cancer driver mutations found in Alzheimer's microglia
Boston Children's Hospital researchers found that cancer-driver mutations accumulate in the brain's immune cells of Alzheimer's patients and also show up in their blood, pointing to a new blood-based
Quantum computer quickly mines cryptocurrency while using less energy
A D-Wave Advantage2 quantum computer mining on an experimental blockchain called Quip is winning proof-of-work competitions using roughly 100 times less electricity than the conventional machines it c
AI Chatbots Don't Reduce Loneliness, UBC Study Finds
A new study found that two weeks of daily conversations with an AI chatbot produced no reduction in loneliness, while equivalent chats with real strangers did — suggesting simulated empathy cannot rep
Harvard Launches Gene‑Activity ‘Time‑to‑Death’ Test
Harvard researchers have unveiled a gene‑activity based clock that estimates biological age and predicts a statistical ‘time to death,’ sparking debate over its scientific value and psychological impa
AAMC Warns OMB Grant Rule Would Politicize Research
AAMC President David Skorton warns a proposed OMB revision to the Uniform Guidance would replace 80 years of scientist-led peer review with a requirement that all federally funded research grants 'dem
STAT+: At hospital finance conference, a call to end the friction that’s keeping costs high
At HFMA's annual hospital finance conference in Maryland, leaders gathered around the theme of affordability while the exhibit hall filled with billing and collections vendors — part of a $200 billion
Ebola Response Must Work With Religious Leaders
Georgetown researchers argue that containing the current Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda requires immediately engaging religious and traditional leaders who oversee burial rites, citing the 2014
ADA Expels Five Diabetes Experts, Then Apologizes
The ADA expelled five diabetes experts from its New Orleans meeting and threatened them with arrest for distributing copies of an editorial, then issued a formal apology on Wednesday after backlash fr
Scientists found the strength training sweet spot for a longer life
A 30-year study of 147,374 people published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that 90 to 120 minutes of weekly strength training was associated with the largest reductions in all-cause m
RFK Jr.'s Year as Health Secretary: 'Mixed Results'
STAT+ has updated its tracker of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledges to "Make America Healthy Again," assessing roughly a year into his tenure as U.S. health secretary that results have been "mixed" — a c
CAR-T Therapy Puts Five NHS Lupus Patients in Remission
Five patients with severe lupus in England are in remission after a single CAR-T cell therapy treatment in an NHS trial, in what doctors describe as a potential cure for the chronic autoimmune disease
An obesity drug deep-dive, and peptides move mainstream
STAT’s “The Readout LOUD” podcast examines obesity treatments, the BPC‑157 peptide’s rise from a Croatian lab to FDA scrutiny, recent ADA obesity data, a record IPO, and major biotech deals such as As
Drinking during pregnancy rose after 2020, new CDC data suggest
A CDC report shows that the share of pregnant women who drank alcohol rose to about 15% between 2021 and 2024, up from 13.5% in the prior three years, highlighting a growing public‑health concern.
STAT+ Publishes Exclusive Health Tech Article
STAT’s Health Tech newsletter announces a new exclusive article that’s locked behind a STAT+ subscription, prompting readers to log in or sign up for access.
AI Trained on Cosmology Simulations Misses New Physics
A new study finds that while AI can quickly learn standard cosmology from simulations, its transfer learning introduces biases that prevent it from detecting novel physics beyond the standard model.
Blood Cancer United Buys Luvelta for Kids
Blood Cancer United, formerly the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, is purchasing the remaining stock of the discontinued experimental drug Luvelta to provide it free of charge to children with rare blood
How a shape-shifting tiny rover inspired by Japanese toys autonomously explored the moon - Phys.org
Japan’s space agency JAXA successfully sent its baseball‑sized, shape‑shifting rover LEV‑2—modeled after Japanese toys and Transformers—to autonomously navigate and explore the lunar surface.
STAT+: Novartis doubles down on molecular glue strategy
Novartis is ramping up its molecular glue drug discovery program as the biotech sector sees rising Medicare spending on GLP‑1 therapies, early promise for Enliven’s leukemia candidate, and a $125 mill
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